TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
#761 YOUNGSTOWN ST (-12′) over IUPUI at 7 PM EST
With steam off a pair of SU and ATS conference home wins over Green Bay and Milwaukee, Youngstown State will sled on over to Nap Town and smash IUPUI. The Jaguars enter this contest off a 75-59 home win inside the Jungle over East-West University and they will revert right back to their losing ways here.
Considering YSU dropped one of the two games it played against IUPUI last season, there is no way head coach Jerrod Calhoun and his kids will take this game lightly. Thankfully, double-digit road favorites in the Horizon League own a respectable 13-1 SU and 10-4 ATS record in their last 14 provided they are matched up against a conference foe. Equally impressive, on the road carrying a team won/loss percentage less than .550, the Penguins hold a respectable 22-13 ATS mark including 12-4 ATS provided their opponent holds a team won/loss percentage less than .430.
It certainly won’t take much to fade IUPUI. In their last 21 games, the Jaguars have been one of college basketball worst holding a dismal 3-18 SU and 5-13-1 ATS record including a nasty 0-10 SU and 2-7-1 ATS in this run if they are competing against a conference foe. Also, college basketball teams that hold a dismal won/loss percentage less than .175 hold a rough 13-27 ATS mark provided they bust in off a blowout win of 10 points or more and their opponent arrives off two or more straight up victories.
Clinging to a 6-6 SU mark in Horizon League play and with five of its next six games at home, Coach Calhoun will make sure his players take care of business here. Take Youngstown State. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
TOM’S 16-0 ATS CBB CONFERENCE GAME OF THE MONTH
Stryker went 1-2 ATS on the hardwood last night and looks to get back on track on Thursday with one college basketball wager that will deliver the mail. A unique 16-0 ATS angle supports this selection along with a dependable 27-5 ATS trend. Grab Tom’s CBB Conference Game of the Month for $30.